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Fri, April 27, 2018 | 00:15

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Big Day South 2018 audiovisual festival moves to Busan

The audiovisual festival Big Day South is coming to Busan this Saturday for a full day of music, art and dance. The festival started in nearby Daegu in 2014 before moving to Ulsan the following year, and more recently appeared in southwestern Gwangju in April 2016. Back after two years, the fourth installment promises to be bigger than ever, showcasing burgeoning Korean and f...

Foreign Communities | 2018-04-24 20:38

[Yongsan Legacy] Running with American spirit

On select weekday mornings at 5 a.m., Choe Kyung-ho would fit into his gym clothes and combat boots to join his Korean and U.S. military brethren for an intense hike up Namsan Park out from the back gate of Camp Coiner and through a still slumbering Huam-dong. Choe served under the Korean Augmentation To the United States Army (KATUSA) on Yongsan Garrison from March 1997 to M...

Foreign Communities | 2018-04-24 19:23

COEX to host beer festival

The 10th Great Korean Beer Festival (GKBF) will take place from April 27 to May 6 at COEX outdoor area in Seoul. The 10-day festival, taking place at K-Pop Square, will see 27 craft brewers, food pairings, live concerts, non-verbal performances and costume contests.

Foreign Communities | 2018-04-24 17:40

French band to tour Korea

The jazz-influenced band SundRi Feeling will return to Korea for a tour beginning at Strange Fruit in Seoul on Saturday.“We were selected last year for a showcase at Seoul Music Week and played at the Daegu Jazz Festival,” vocalist Cendrine Cingala said. “It was our first time in Korea and we loved it so much we wanted to come back.”

Foreign Communities | 2018-04-24 17:27

Shamans perform rituals to Mt. Gyeryong spirit

Korean spirituality is heavily based around its geography, particularly the mountain ranges that make up the skeletal structure of the peninsula. In one such mountain, Mt. Gyeryong in South Chungcheong Province, resides the spirit of the particularly famous and beneficient Sanshin Goddess. In time for the third full moon of the lunar calendar, shamans, as well as Buddhists an...

Foreign Communities | 2018-04-24 00:17

Foreigners join police patrols to fight crime

Daegu Seobu Police have been cooperating with foreigners to jointly patrol areas where crimes by foreigners often occur. On Wednesday, 16 members of Seo-gu Bisan 7-dong voluntary crime prevention group joined police patrols. The area around Bukbu Bus Terminal where many foreigners hang out was their target area. The crew included seven foreigners _ one Sri Lankan, one Chinese...

Foreign Communities | 2018-04-20 10:49

Volunteers needed at hospital

The Yeoksam Global Village Center (YGVC) is seeking volunteers for preparation duties and helping young patients at St. Mary's Hospital in Seocho-gu this Saturday.

Foreign Communities | 2018-04-17 20:42

Community center offers Korean medicine experience

The Itaewon Global Village Center together with Yongsan-gu Office and Seoul Metropolitan Government will present a Korean Medicine Experience Program in Itaewon, Thursday.

Foreign Communities | 2018-04-17 20:42

Danish artist exhibits in Seoul

Storm, a traveling Copenhagen-based artist, will be part of an international group exhibition at Black Market in Seoul from April 20 to 22.

Foreign Communities | 2018-04-17 20:39

Group to rally against plastic surgery

Korea is well-known for its omnipresent plastic surgery industry. Plastic surgery clinics especially crowd the affluent district of Gangnam, southern Seoul. Ads crowd public places suggesting people compare themselves, tweak their looks and pursue self-betterment through medical procedures. Many citizens reject that plastic lifestyle.

Foreign Communities | 2018-04-17 19:44

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